Window-screen.



Patented Aug. 7, |900.

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WINDOW SCREEN. (Applieacim :ma sept. 2s, 1899.

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WINDOW' SCREEN.

(Application tiled Sept. 28, 1899.)

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UNTTED STATES JOHN O. THOMAS AND BENJAMIN F. STARK, OF

PENNSYLVANIA.

PATENT OFFICE.

HOMESTEAD,

WINDOW-SCREEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 655,590, dated August7, 1900.

Application filed September 28, 1899. Serial No. 731,948. (No model.)

To ft2/ whom, it Hefty concern,.-

Be it known that we, JOHN O. THOMAS and BENJAMIN F. STARK, citizens ofthe United States of America, residing at Homestead, (post-officeaddress 306 Amity street,) in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsyl- Vania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWindow-Screens, of which the followingisaspeciicatiomreferencebeing hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

This inventionrelates to certain new and useful improvements inwindow-screens, and has for its object to construct a` screen with aprotecting means for shielding the screen and room or other place wherethe same is used from rain, dac., and at the same time allow a freecirculation of air through the same.

In windows and the like where the screen is usually placed within thewindow-frame after the whole or lower halfof the sash has been removedor elevated it is necessary dur-4 ing a storm to remove the screen andlower or close the window in order to prevent rain, hail, the., beingdriven through the screen into the room, car, or coach. This avoids thenecessity of lowering or closing the window, thereby shutting off thedraft which is obtained when the screen is in position. We aim toovercome this objection and provide means whereby a free circulation ofair through the screen may be maintained and the screen, room, car, orcoach at the same time protected from the elements. We aecomplish thisresult by means of a suitable frame which is adapted to iit in thewindowframe and has the screen removably attached` thereto. Arrangedwithin this frame is a series single and provided With properdividingstrips for the retention or support of the same, as by the widthof the window it is necessary to make the same in a substantial manner.V

In describing the invention in detail :refer-v ence is had to theaccompanying drawings,

forming a part of this specification, wherein like numerals of referenceindicate correspending parts throughout the several views, and in which-Figure 1 is a persective View of our 1m- Vproved window-screen, showingthe outer a perspective view of one of the transparent slats. Fig. G isa perspective view of a part of one of the strips which hold the slatsin po; sition. Fig. 7 is a sectional View of a part of one of the rails,showing one of the swiveled hooks which hold the screen to the frame.Fig. is a perspective view of our improved windowscreen, showing adivision-strip connecting the slatted sides. Fig. 9 is a horizontalsectional View of the same, showing two sections, one screen in thefront and one in the rear of the slats. Fig. l0 is a transverse verticalsectional view ot' the same, partly broken away.

To put our invention into practice, we provide a frame l, the rails ofwhich may be mortised and tenoned together, as in sash construction, orthe ends thereof cut at an ineline to tit neatly together and nailed,which is the cheaper construction and that which we have shown herein.This frame or sash is made of the desired size to it in the windowframe,where it may be held in any of the ordinary styles in which screens aresecured in place. On the inner faces of the two vertical or side railsof this frame or sash we seat the ends of the slats 2, which are spacedan equal distanceapart and are preferably composed of glass, thoughother transparent material which will not exclude the light may beemployed. These slats are arranged in the frame at an angle to suit thenecessity of the construction of the screen and the object and purposeobtained. They are spaced such a distance apart that on a horizontalline the lower edge of one slat will overlap the upper edge of theadjacent under slat the distance desired or required, and thus cause therain, dac., when beating against the slats to be shed from the same andprevented IOO from passing between them to and through the screen to theroom or other place where it is necessary to use the screen. These slatsmay be conveniently held in position by two small strips 3 or othersuitable fastenings in any manner by which they are adapted to fitneatly against the inner faces of the side rails of the sash, betweenthe upperand lower rails thereof, where they are fastened by screws orother suitable means, and besides acting as a retaining means forholding the trans-V parent slats in position they act as weatherstripsto close the lower ends of the inclined slots in the side rails of thesash.

The screen 4 is adapted to be placed in front of the slats on the insideof the window, and it is arranged in a frame 5, which is of lessdimensions than the frame or sash l and is adapted to fit neatly againstthe inner face of the latter. This sash or frame for the screen may alsobe mortised and tenoned together; or it may be constructed cheaply, asshown, by beveliug the ends of the rails so as to fit and be nailed orotherwise fastened together. The screen may, of course, be secured tothis frame or sash in any convenient and desirable manner. For thepurpose of holding the screen firmly in position when thus secured inits frame or sash and to permit its removal therefrom, if desired, weprovide a number of swiveled hooks or catches, which are rotatablymounted in the frame or sash l, so as to be moved into or out ofengagement with the sash or frame of the screen. These hooks or catches6 are substantially L-shaped and are provided on one end with ascrew-thread or with a head 7, which engages in a seat or recess 8,provided therefor in the rails of the frame or sash 1, where they aresecurely held by a plate l0, countersunk in the face of the plate andsecu red by screws or other suitable means.

Itis thought that the foregoing description when taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings will enable others skilled in the art toclearly understand the invention and that a further detailed descriptionis unnecessary.

The advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, as the slats,being of glass or other transparent material, will in no mannerinterfere with the light and will still thoroughly protect the screen,room, or car from rain, hail, the., and at the same time a freecirculation of the outside air to the room, car, or place used ispermitted while a storm is in progress.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the frame 1, of the transparent slats having theirends seated at an incline in said frame, the strips 3 secured to theinner faces of the two vertical rails of said frame for holding theslats in position, a screen secured to the inner face of said frame land a series of swiveled hooks mounted for rotation in the frame l andengaging the frame of the screen to hold the latter in position, as andfor the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in the presence ofwitnesses.

' JOHN O. THOMAS.

BENJAMIN F. STARK, 'Vitnesses:

H. M. BLACKLEY, C. W. MoRToN, ED. H. MoRToN.

